Ryan Higdon

CNC Programmer | Manufacturing Engineer

Role
Cnc Programmer at United Precision Corp
Location
Portland, OR, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Ryan Higdon

Manufacturing Engineer & CNC Programmer | Aerospace, Defense, & Consumer Products | High-Volume Production, R&D, Prototyping | Driving Operational Excellence through Cycle Time Improvement & Workflow Optimization

Experience

  1. Cnc Programmer

    United Precision Corp

    Jun 2025 — Present · Washougal, WA, US

    Mission critical Space & Defense parts-CNC Programming 3 axis mills, 5 Axis mills, & 2 axis lathes-Super alloys, stainless steel, and exotic alloys-High volume production to prototyping-Reprogram critical high volume parts family improving cycle time over 40%, reduce downtime 65%, improve tool life up to 8X, and reduce post processing and quality rework issues up 75%

Education

  • Macquarie University

    Study Abroad, Organizational Behavior in Business and Economics

    2006 — 2006

  • Central Washington University

    Bachelor of Science (BS) in Industrial Engineering Technology, Industrial Engineering

    2004 — 2008

Skills

  • Optics
  • Cnc Programming
  • Cnc Manufacturing
  • Manufacturing Modeling
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • Statistical Process Control (Spc)
  • Engineering
  • Fixture Design
  • Statistical Data Analysis
  • 3d Printing
  • Product Design
  • Technical Training
  • Six Sigma
  • Solidworks
  • Sampling Plans
  • Process Optimization
  • Cross-Functional Team Leadership
  • Machining
  • Business Process Improvement
  • Ansys
  • Process Improvement
  • Team Building
  • Manufacturing Drawings
  • Design for Manufacturing
  • Quality Improvement
  • Eyewear
  • Design of Experiments
  • Manufacturing
  • Simulations
  • Precision Measuring
  • Testing
  • Precision Machining
  • Computer-Aided Design (Cad)
  • Rapid Prototyping
  • Process Engineering
  • Research and Development (R&D)
  • Leadership
  • Doe
  • Cad
  • R&D

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